📣 Call for Papers: SMF Conference 2026 Heritage professionals at all career stages are invited to share ideas on shaping a more resilient, sustainable sector. Talks, workshops, panels welcome - open to all! Complete a form: 1drv.ms/w/c/7f9a8c62... Submit to: [email protected]

Warmest season’s greetings from all of us at the Scottish Museums Federation! 🎄✨ Thank you for being part of Scotland’s vibrant museum community in 2025. We look forward to sharing more stories, collections, and heritage with you in 2026. Slàinte mhath!

Calling all Scottish museums, galleries, libraries, archives & heritage sites: got an exhibition, opening, or event in 2026? Share your news with us and let's highlight the exciting projects happening across the sector! 🖊️ Submit here: www.scottishmuseumsfederation.org.uk/share-your-n...

🎬 The Marbles explores 200 years of empire, diplomacy, & cultural restitution, from Lord Elgin’s removal of the Parthenon Marbles to Melina Mercouri’s campaign for their return. 📆 Wed 21 Jan 2026, Everyman Edinburgh + live Q&A. 🎟 Limited tickets: www.everymancinema.com/film-listing...

Something to look forward to in early 2026 🌍 Perspectives: Collecting the World comes to The Meffan Museum & Art Gallery, Forfar. A journey around the globe exploring how the story of Angus has been shaped by our relationship with the world. 🗓 24 Jan - 20 Apr 2026 🔗 angusalive.scot/events/persp...

🗣 Just us on Wednesday for the third in our series of Lunchtime Talks with SMF! Hear from Dr Maria Maclennan & John Lawson on the Edinburgh 900 Project - ‘Edinburgh’s First Burghers’. 10 December, 12.30-1pm. Free for members | £3 for non-members. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...

🗣 Our next Lunchtime Talk with SMF is tomorrow! Introducing Phenomenal Bodies, a new initiative reshaping how we engage with the human body. Join Dr Emily Hanson & Dr Billy Rough at 12.30pm on International Day of Persons with Disabilities. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...

🗣 The first of our 30-min Lunchtime Talks with SMF is coming up! This session will explore ivory in museum collections - past, present, and future. Join us and speaker Caitlin Jamison on 26 November at 12.30pm. Free for members, £3 for non-members. 🔗 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...

Lunchtime talks with SMF! A series of bite-sized online events open to everyone: 📅 26 Nov - Ivory in Museums w/ Caitlin Jamison 📅 3 Dec - Phenomenal Bodies w/ Dr Hanson & Dr Rough 📅 10 Dec - Edinburgh 900 Project w/ Dr Maclennan & John Lawson 🔗 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/lunchtime...

Here’s Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Museum’s #ScottishMuseumsDay submission for #MightyObjects Our dinosaurs (Brachiosaur tail bone and two Iguanodont bones, all from the Isle of Wight) which are back on display for the Big Birthday Weekend (Sat 11th and Sun 12th Oct!) 🦕 @scottishmuseums.bsky.social

That’s a wrap on #ScottishMuseumsDay 2025! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who shared their #MightyObjects – from bloomers & knickers to ships, salmon, dinosaur fossils, & jute machines. A mighty reminder of how diverse & fascinating Scotland’s collections are and why we need to keep supporting them. 🏛️✨

Happy #ScottishMuseumsDay! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This year's theme is #MightyObjects, and we want to highlight one of our favourite museums- The Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, Fife. #ScottishFisheriesMuseum #Anstruther #Scotland #Dogs #Travel @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk @scottishmuseums.bsky.social

Today marks #ScottishMuseumDay & I visited our new Clydebank Museum to learn more about our historical legacy. I encourage everyone to go immerse yourself in our past; from our world-renowned Singer sewing machines to our ship building roots. Admission is free! @scottishmuseums.bsky.social

Happy Scottish Museums Day! Today we're celebrating the mighty efforts of the museum staff and volunteers who tirelessly research, conserve, interpret, display and promote Scotland’s #MightyObjects. A huge well done to the incredible people who make Scotland’s museums special! #ScottishMuseumsDay

The Halls are proof that heritage isn’t always something you can pick up or move, sometimes it’s the very space where history happens. What part of Maryhill’s heritage are you most proud of? #MightyObjects @scottishmuseums.bsky.social

It’s #ScottishMuseumsDay and we’re shining a light on our mightiest ‘object’: Maryhill Burgh Halls! Opened in 1878 as the civic home of the old Burgh, they are more than just a building. They’ve seen generations of Maryhill life, from council decisions to community dances.

For #ScottishMuseumsDay (3 Oct) we’ve rounded up some of our favourite #MathsWeekScot museum activities from across the country! mathsweek.scot/news/scottis... #mathstoday #UKMathsChat #kidsinmuseums #tmwyk

It’s #ScottishMuseumsDay! 🎉 This year’s theme is #MightyObjects – the biggest, tallest, heaviest & most surprising treasures in Scotland’s collections. Head out, explore museums near & far, and share your monumental finds today! 🏛️✨

Scottish Museums Day is tomorrow and we're going BIG! 💥 From giant fossils to towering sculptures and shipyard legends. Visit a museum, find some #MightyObjects, and share them with us by using #ScottishMuseumsDay!

Just 3 days to go! On 3 October, join us in celebrating #ScottishMuseumsDay by seeking out Scotland’s #MightyObjects - the biggest, tallest, and heaviest treasures in our museums. Visit, explore, and share your discoveries using the above hashtags!

One week to go! On 3 October we'll celebrate Scottish Museums Day 2025! 🎉 This year’s theme is #MightyObjects – the largest, tallest, heaviest, & most surprising treasures in Scotland’s collections. Share your finds & tag us using #MightyObjects + #ScottishMuseumsDay!

We’re going BIG for #ScottishMuseumsDay 2025! 🎉 Following last year’s #TinyTreasures, this year is all about #MightyObjects - the largest, tallest, heaviest, & most surprising items in Scottish collections. Share your finds with us on 3 October!

Save the date! Scottish Museums Day is back on 3 October 2025! 🎉 We’ll be celebrating the incredible collections in Scotland’s museums, galleries, libraries, archives, & heritage sites. This year’s theme drops soon. Stay tuned! 👀 #ScottishMuseumsDay

Our friends at @socantscot.bsky.social invite you to a free hybrid talk: Reinterpreting the Past to Explain the Present and Reimagine the Future, with Nelson Cummins on colonial histories in Glasgow Museums. 📆 Thu 2 October, 6-8pm 🎟 Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reinterpre...

🗣 Elections 2025 are open! SMF is seeking new Committee members to help shape the future of Scotland’s museums. Roles: President, Secretary, & Membership Officer Deadline: 29 September Your voice can make a difference! 🗳 👉 www.scottishmuseumsfederation.org.uk/elections

📢 Museum Mentor Opportunity! The Museum of Communication in Burntisland is looking for a mentor to support its reaccreditation. Volunteer-run, board meetings mostly on Zoom, open May–Sept and by appt. 📧 Contact Marion McLean: [email protected] 👉 More info: www.museumofcommunication.org.uk

From Pit to Pitch is now open at National Mining Museum Scotland! ⚒️⚽ Explore how Scotland’s coalfields shaped generations of footballing talent and pride. 🎟 Admission included with your museum ticket 📅 Summer events on now 👉 www.nationalminingmuseum.com

NEW BLOG: Scones & Stories 🍰 Curating an exhibition in a busy café? Lynne Clark reveals how tea, scones & chats at Charles Michies Pharmacy sparked hidden histories & community spirit for its 100th anniversary. 👉 Read more: scottishmuseumsfederation.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/s...

Beneath the Waves – now open at the Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine! 🌊 Explore award-winning underwater photography, drawings from a Hope Spot, and rare pottery recovered from a shipwreck near Arran. www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/exhibitions/... 📸 Graeme Bruce | Christina Riley | Lawson Wood

Don't know about you, but we're still buzzing from #SMFConference2025! A huge thank you to everyone who attended, spoke, supported, or made it happen. We’re a volunteer-run org, so your generosity means the world. Want to help shape next year’s event? Keep an eye out for our Committee elections!

Exciting trip to Dundee for the @scottishmuseums.bsky.social conference, complete with a wonderful trip to @hmsunicorn.bsky.social - even if I was on hands and knees to crawl my way through the ship’s historic decks! ⚓️

We’re over halfway through #SMFConference2025 and what a day it’s been so far! Huge thank you to our brilliant speakers - your insights and generosity have been incredible. Looking forward to an afternoon of workshops, socials, and sector conversation.

🏛️ Our Grants Manager Kate was delighted to speak on the financial resilience panel at the @scottishmuseums.bsky.social annual conference in #Dundee today! Thank you to Scottish Museums Federation team for organising such an engaging programme, and for inviting us to be a part of it.

Session Three: Financial Resilience Panel + Rikki Payne, National Lottery Heritage Fund + Kate O'Driscoll, Museums Galleries Scotland + Shannen Provan-Sloan, The MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust + Emma Halford-Forbes, Glencoe Folk Museum #SMFConference2025

Session Two: Community Engagement 1. Sophie Hinde & Kim Turford-Mowat, Dundee Heritage Trust 2. Siobhán Beatson, Ullapool Museum 3. Emma Halford-Forbes & Ainize Moschynski, Glencoe Folk Museum #SMFConference2025

Delighted to be with the N&IP team @scottishmuseums.bsky.social conference today. Hearing the stories around Audiences and Engagement from Dunollie preservation trust, Education Evolved and Tall Ship Glenlee - great speakers and inspiring content.

Session One: Audience & Engagement 1. Shannen Provan-Sloan, The MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust 2. Matthew Leeper, Education Evolved Ltd 3. Lauren Henning, Tall Ship Glenlee #SMFConference2025

Dundee we are here! ✨ #SMFConference2025

Coming to SMF Conference 2025 tomorrow? 🧡 Caird Hall has further accessibility info on their site - including pics of step-free access. 📍Check it out here: www.leisureandculturedundee.com/culture/cair... See you there!

SMF Conference 2025 kicks off tomorrow at Caird Hall, Dundee! Here's your final reminder of the programme. Join us for a packed day of talks, panels, workshops, and networking with museum professionals from Scotland and beyond. 🕘 Registration from 9am 🍻 After-conf social @ Bertie Mooney’s, 5.15pm

One week to go! And in-person attendance sales close at midnight tonight! 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smf-confer... 🎟️ Prefer to tune in from afar? Livestream tickets will remain on sale all week.

How can heritage organisations thrive in an increasingly complex world? This year's conference tackles this question head-on, with expert-led sessions on topics such as financial stability, engaging audiences, & building resilience in challenging times. Join us: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smf-confer...

Book this weekend before sales end on Monday 5 May! 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smf-confer...

Ticket sales close Monday 5 May for the SMF Conference 2025! 🗓️ Monday 12 May, 10am-5pm 📍 Caird Hall, Dundee 🎤 Talks, panels, and workshops on audience engagement, financial resilience, and the future of heritage. View the full programme ⬇️ 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smf-confer...

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